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project move out, spring break relay
day 1:
Cleared main bedroom closet
& contents of boxes on one wall.

I'm surveying all my belongings. Pulling out a small percentage to save. Sentimental items. Practical pieces for putting together a new life. At this stage I know I'm selecting more than I need, probably more than I can carry; but the amount that I'm leaving behind is far greater. Deciding what to keep & where comes after the survey. All the rest will be turned over to "scavengers."

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Rob 🏳️‍🌈 Rartsy Humanist

Day 2, midday break, Monday.
Today is harder than yesterday. I'm uncovering far more "sentimental" stuff. The challenge: these saved memories are a physical drag that impair rather than contribute anything practically to my future AND I feel integrated looking at them. There's a strong general condemnation, I feel, of holding onto sentimental items. Yet I know that they are powerful. But hey, I'm an artist. Even wistful, sad memories are valuable to me. I'm proceeding as before, retaining less+

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Rob 🏳️‍🌈 Rartsy Humanist Mar 23

+than I'm tossing, while knowing that I am keeping "too much." The next phase will be the actual moving & storing phase when more might be cut. This phase is the pre-screen before turning the cleared items over to others who will take everything away.

File under: how to move out of a home of 12 years & a home town of 45 years, with family roots here (& artifacts) from 150 years. I'm finally leaving, in search of a culture that suits my values.

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